Love Me Right (song)
2015 single by Exo
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"Love Me Right" is a song by South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo, released on June 3, 2015, for the repackaged edition of their second studio album Love Me Right. It was released in Korean and Chinese versions by their label SM Entertainment. A Japanese version of the song, titled "Love Me Right (Romantic Universe)", was released as Exo's debut single in Japan by Avex Trax on November 4, 2015.[3]
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Japanese digital and CD+DVD version cover artwork | ||||
| Single by Exo | ||||
| from the album Love Me Right & Countdown | ||||
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| Released | June 3, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Studio | SM Blue Cup (Seoul) | |||
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| Length | 3:25 | |||
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| Exo Korean and Chinese singles chronology | ||||
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| "Love Me Right" (Korean version) on YouTube | ||||
| "Love Me Right" (Chinese version) on YouTube | ||||
| "Love Me Right" (Romantic Universe) on YouTube | ||||
Release and promotion
Following member Tao's withdrawal from group activities, Exo continued with the nine-member line-up by releasing a repackaged edition of their second studio album Exodus.[4] "Love Me Right" served as the titular single and was released together with its music videos on June 3, 2015. The group began performing the song on South Korean TV music shows on June 4, 2015. They also added the song to the setlist of their second headlining tour The Exo'luxion starting from the Taipei show on June 12, 2015.
Japanese version
On August 30, 2015, Exo was announced to be releasing their debut single in Japan on November 4.[5][6] The single was later revealed to be a Japanese version of "Love Me Right", re-titled "Love Me Right (Romantic Universe)". On the day of its release, the single sold a total of 147,000 copies and reached the top of the Oricon chart, becoming the best selling debut single in Japan by a Korean artist of all time. The single was later released in South Korea on November 18, 2015.[7][8]
Reception
"Love Me Right" topped South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart, becoming Exo's second domestic number one, and reached number 3 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart.[9][10] The song went on to win first place 11 times in total on South Korean music TV shows. Dazed magazine named it the 3rd best K-pop track of 2015.[11]
Awards and nominations
| Program | Date |
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| Show Champion | June 10, 2015 |
| June 17, 2015 | |
| June 24, 2015 | |
| Music Bank | June 12, 2015 |
| June 19, 2015 | |
| Show! Music Core | June 13, 2015 |
| June 20, 2015 | |
| June 27, 2015 | |
| The Show | June 16, 2015 |
| M Countdown | June 18, 2015 |
| Inkigayo | June 21, 2015 |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Love Me Right (Romantic Universe)" | Oh Yoo-won, Kim Dong-hyun, Sara Sakurai | Denzil "DR" Remedios, Courtney Jenaé Stahl, Nermin Harambašić | 3:29 |
| 2. | "Drop That" | MQ (BeatBurger), Jae Shim (BeatBurger), Hidenori Tanaka (agehasprings) | Shaun, Jae Shim (BeatBurger), Andreas Öberg, Maria Marcus | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Love Me Right (Romantic Universe)" (Less Vocal) | Denzil "DR" Remedios, Courtney Jenaé Stahl, Nermin Harambašić | 3:29 | |
| 4. | "Drop That" (Less Vocal) | Shaun, Jae Shim (BeatBurger), Andreas Öberg, Maria Marcus | 3:34 | |
| Total length: | 14:06 | |||
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Sales
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[19] | Platinum | 250,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||